Back-rest for cycle-saddles.



PATENTED AUG. 4, 1903.

H. E. C. STUBBS'. BACK BEST FOR CYCLE SADDLES.

APPLICATION P ILED JAN. 15, 1902.

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Patented August 4, 1903.

PAT T OFFICE.

HERBERT EDWARD ORAMPTON STUBBS, OF SRINAGAR, INDIA.

BACK-REST FOR CYCLE-SADDLES.

$PEGIFIGATIONforming part of Letters Patent No.73 5,313, dated August 4,1903.

Application filed January 15, 1902- Serlal No. 89.31- (NomodeL) To allwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERBERT EDWARD CRAMPTON STUBBS, civilengineer, aBritish subject, residing at'Srinagar, in the State of Kashmir, Empireof India, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in BackRests for Cycle-Saddles, of whichthe following is a specification. Thisinvention relates to adjustable backrests for cycle-saddles which. canbe raised or lowered, set back, or brought forward near the back of thesaddle to any desired extent to suit the rider, or which can be turneddown in a horizontal position and used as a carrier for parcels, orwhich can be detached altogether when not required, and which can beattached to almost every description of cycle-saddle now in use. 1

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 shows a vertical longitudinalsection through the center of part of a cycle saddlesupported. on spiralsprings, with the back-rest attached thereto. Fig. 2 shows a plan viewof the top plate of the back-rest carrier-bracket which counects'withthe spiral-spring-supported saddle. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of theback-rest, its supporting-standards, and the brackets.

In the drawings the scale maybe taken to be about two-fifths of the fullsize, and in the drawings, Z indicates the saddle-seat, part of whichonly is shown. The back-rest comprises the part E, which may be made ofany suitable material, such as thin board or sheet metal, but preferablyof sheet-aluminium.

It is leather-covered and'slightly padded and is curved to fit the backof the rider. The. back-rest also comprises a pair ofistandards F, whichsupport the part E, said standards being made of steel rod, the upper[end of each-of which is forged into a fiatbar G for attachment toltheback ofthe part E by screws or rivets or othersuitablemeans.

The lowerend of each of thestandards F is threaded to receive a nut F-to prevent the removal of the rest. Each standard tests in a bracket,which, as' shown, consists of a 1- single piece and having a horizontalportion oi-(plate H, a portion I, bent at right angles tothe plate H,and the inwardly-bent portion Jl",-which latter portion is turned upwardat .11. Holes a, b, and c are provided in the plate Hfor the purpose ofshifting the backthe standards, the outer end of which is adapted toreceive a thumb-screw N. By

first adjusting the back-rest to the desired height and then screwing uptightly the thumb-screws N the clamping-rings will be drawn. tightlyagainst the standards F to firmly hold the latter in theirvertically-adj usted position.

When it is desired to use this back-rest as a carrier, it is simplyremoved from the bracket by unscrewing the nut F and the clampK and Ninserted in the back plate of the bracket at J, its nut endresting onthe toe Z,the clamp K N being applied to it through the hole I in thefoot of the bracket.

What I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. Thecombination with a cycle-saddle, of a bracket having a series ofapertures, a threaded bolt passing through one of the apertures and intothe saddle, said bolt being adapted to be inserted through the diderentapertures whereby to provide fonlongitndinal movement of the bracketrelatively to the saddle, a nut screwing upon said'b'olt, a backrest andmeans for securing the back-rest to the bracket, all arranged as and forthe purpose specified.

2. The combination with a cycle-saddle, of

a bracket having a series of. apertures, a I

threaded bolt passing through oneof said apertures and into the saddle,said bolt being adapted to be inserted through the difierent apertureswhereby to provide for longitudinal movement of the bracket relativelyto the saddle,-a nut screwing upon said bolt, a backrest, and means forsecuring the baokrest adjustably to the bracket, all arranged. asand forthe purpose specified.

3. The combination with a cycle-saddle, of

-a bracket having a series of apertures, a threaded bolt passing throughone of said ap-' ertures and into the saddle, said bolt being adapted tobe inserted through the diflierent apertures whereby to provide forlongitudinal movement of the bracket relatively to the saddle, a nutscrewing upon said bolt, a back rest comprising standards which passloosely through apertures in the bracket, said standards being adaptedfor vertical adjustment in said apertures, and means for securing thestandards in adjusted positions.

4. The combination with a cycle-saddle, of a bracket having a horizontalportion H, the portion I and the portion J, said portions H, and J beingprovided with alined apertures and said portion H being also providedwith apertures a, b, c, a threaded bolt passing through one of thelatter apertures and into the saddle, said bolt being adapted to beinserted through the different apertures a, b, 0, whereby to provide forlongitudinal movement of the bracket relatively to the saddle,

HERBERT EDWARD ORAMPTON STUBBS.

Witnesses:

E. RADCLIFFE, A. MITRA.

